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Ok so i gave birth to my son on 3/2/2018 i was breastfeeding but when he turned 3 weeks old i stop breastfeeding him and when he turn 1 my milk dryed up completely now he's 2 and my breast leaking clear milk ?

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See your MD: Inappropriate breast milk excretion may be caused by inappropriate secretion of the hormone prolactin from t the pituitary below the brain. If confirmed by testing the MD can give you a Rx that can resolve this issue.

Answered 4/26/2020

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